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The difficulties and obstacles highlighted by exporters in intraregional trade reveal the serious shortcomings of the much vaunted concept of Central American Integration.

Chambers representing exporters in Central American countries believe that instead of moving towards the integration of the region, the slow progress of the customs union and the high costs of transport is retracting from it.

"SIECA is currently under question, ever since the appointment of the Secretary General was made abnormally."

The Federation of Private Entities of CA, Panama and Dominican Republic (FEDEPRICAP), canceled a meeting with the Spanish Organizations Confederation because the meeting was sponsored by the Central American Economic Integration Department (SIECA) as part of a project which manages the Department itself.

The cost of customs procedures adds up to 40% to the price of products traded between countries in the region.

The isthmus is the natural destination for the region’s export producers and a large part of the countries’ economic development depends on the 40 million people that inhabit Central America, forming a unified marketplace.

The Salvadorian National Association of Private Companies received its Honduran counterpart, Cohep, to analyze the commercial situation.

The Honduran Private Business Council (Cohep, acronym in Spanish) will provide a presentation about the situation that Honduras is going through and the impact it is having on the business sector with losses in the millions.

The regional business sector rejected SICA’s decision to block trade with Honduras because it would affect all the economies of the region.

The closing of Honduras’ borders to trade is rejected by the Central American Federation of Agricultural and Agro-Industrial Chambers because it restricts the freedoms of companies, industry, and commerce.

Progress made by the Central American Isthmus regarding integration do no meet the expectations of the European Union.

Although they are aware that the topic depends on the will of the region's governments, they are expecting that the integration and customs union will advance at a rhythm similar to that of negotiations for the agreement of association.